Maggie Hassan

As part of its goal to revitalize domestic manufacturing and combat the climate crisis, the administration has been in discussions with the European Union to develop a partnership known as the Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and…

I think the first step there is doing our own monitoring.

The USMCA is having a really positive impact.

By simply telling a generic drug manufacturer what adjustments they need to make, our bipartisan bill would help improve the generic market approval process and lower drug prices overall.

The FDA maintains a list of essential medications and medical devices that is intended to inform which supply chains are most critical to support.

This manufacturing monopoly is one of the root causes of the drug shortage, and relying on China for active ingredients is a national security and public health risk.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and Ranking Member Paul, for holding this hearing.

I also think it is really essential that the FDA and the United States government use this data too.

I would look forward to following up with you on that because it is obviously a critical issue not only in my area but I think for a lot of the members of this Committee and for our constituents and veterans.

I wanted to drill down on a bill that Senator Braun and I worked on that was signed into law.

I will tell you that no matter what your skill as a facility manager, when you have pipes that have been soldered with different materials that are not particularly good for cold weather, for instance, you can be the best manager in the…

How does expanding competitive locality pay help VA recruit and retain highly skilled workers in rural areas?

Are you seeing results?

Moderna needs to kind of own its public health responsibility and disclose the effects of its price hikes.

The fact remains that hiking prices and requiring families to fill out forms will likely decrease vaccine uptake and set back the public health effort to combat COVID-19.

I think that is really important. I think it is also going to be important that you all release the application for your patient assistance program before its launch.

This program cannot simply be a public relations exercise that provides cover for the company to hike prices on families seeking COVID-19 vaccines.

I'm proud to be working with Senator Bennet to put mental health care on a better footing.

I thank Senator Crapo for making sure it was a bipartisan effort throughout.

The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act, MAT, which I led with Senator Murkowski, was signed into law.

It is absolutely essential to a woman's capacity for self-determination and dignity.

Congress acted on a bipartisan basis to require HHS to, and this is a quote, 'prevent unusually large funding changes from year to year in these grants.'

This is a program that is more essential than ever.

I was really pleased that the Department's proposed budget includes $2 billion for State opioid response grants.

I look forward to that too, and just--I am over time.